Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-06
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW York, Sci TENDER 6-Tho stock market
opened very excited, and prices were al shove
Saturday close. Extreme activity was displayed
in Richm9ld and West Point, VITA an irregular
bushes, in the remainder of the list The carly
advantage was quickly lost, the market becoming
decidedly weak. The market became quiet by
1890, and some improvement ia prices occurred.
but by 1915 the reaction was over and ,r.ce.
again sagged OFF. At / / o'clocl, the msrSct was
active and weak st abCU, The lowest prices rescl
ed. Money harder at I.
BALTIMORE, Sept G-Virginia Us con,"iiat..
&c; psst.due coupons G3; 1o-40s - oew ,
63ia bid to day.
ALEXANDRIA MARHET. Sept. 6.-The IL
CENTS of Flour are good and the demand is sill
confined 20 the immediate wants of local dealers
who buy at current nriccs; milcrs do not seem
disposed to make any further concessions SIS there
is little profit in grinding at less than pr.
sent market rates. The offerings of Wheat show
no Improvement in either quality or quaut=t
the bulk of the receipts are more or less injured
and many samples are very badly damaged hence
the long range in sales-60, 63. %, G. and 20
for rakings and inferior, II, 10 aud II for o.i.
nary to fair, and II, rs, 76 and II for good NO
choice was offered on Change this morning. Corn
is firmer; white and yellow 54a55. Rye and
Oats are steady. Potatoes arc active and higher
| Other produce is in better demand, and owing 10
the drought prices have advanced.
BALTIMORE, Sept Cotton dull; middling
995 Flour firm and active. Wheat-Southen
steady aud quiet; red 7SAS0 amber S0aS2
Western higher and dull; No . winter red spot
a81's Dec S2at.aS3 Corn-SOuthcrn steady ana
firm; white 5Ga57; yellow 54a55; Western firm
aud dull mixed Oct 10 iaa49i5s. Oats tirmcr in
tone Southern and Penna 2Sa34 Western white
32a33a! do mixed 30a32. Rye iirmer at isa5l
! Provisions steady, with a moderate inquiry Eggs
firmer and scarce at 17a1713 Potatoes easier At
81 60a2. Coffee nominal; Rio cargocs ordinary
to fair 1919a20A,. Whi5key quiet at 81 Hal II.
| Other articles unchanged
NEW YORK, Sept. Cotton steady upIauds
10; Orleans 101s futures very firm. Flour
quiet and steady. Wheat trihe better. Corn
firm and quiet. Pork steady at Sl5 50a15 10.
Lard quiet at So II y
CHICAGO. Sept. g, Ii 4. m.-Wheat opened 10
higher for October, at II, and is now quoted 1T
704s Corn started lhc better at Az, for Octo-
Der, and is now quoted at 41asa111b. May Corn
10. May Oats 29a. a297s Get Lard Sc A. Oct
short ribs So 52la. Jan mess Pork SD 49,
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET. Gopt. 5.-25d
Cattle were offered and sold as follows: Best Ia
4Ac; good 3l2a4c medium 3iss3 I2c, and COM
mon 3a31sc. SIS Sheep and Lambs were Of
fercd, with sales at 2l1a3l2c for the for.
mer, and at 5a6ilc for tho latter Calves lao be
II Cows and Calves brought 320a40. Market for
all kinds Of stock good.
BALTIMORE HOG MARKET. Sept. 5-Therc is
moderately fair Offering of Hogs on the market
this week with the quality about up to the usual
average. There is good demand generally pre-
vailing in all the yards az an advance over last
weeks prices of fully Sc per lb. We quote Hogs
ut 6a4a7 &c, with most sales mt T3ss7 iSc per ID
net. Receipts G.l99 head.
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